Archive for the ‘Dining’ Category

• Nobu Perth

  Posted in: Dining - Monday, January 09 2012

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  When it was announced early last year that global restaurant star Nobu would go west as part of the no-expenses-spared Crown Conversion of Burswood (of which the addition of Rockpool Bar & Grill in 2010 was Step 1), I suspected this otherwise well-regarded diner would receive some mixed reviews from the Perth public. Indeed, if [...]

  
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• Melbourne Dining Highlights 2011

  Posted in: Dining - Wednesday, January 04 2012

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  If you tell people you are planning a trip to Melbourne, be prepared for the well-meaning onslaught of dining recommendations. Wanted or not, it’s likely you’ll end up with a giant list of places you ‘absolutely, positively *have* to go to’, and unless you have a stomach the size of the Greek public debt and [...]

  
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• Rochelle Adonis – Dessert Degustation

  Posted in: Dining - Tuesday, February 22 2011

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  The Bestie and I were so utterly delighted by Rochelle Adonis’ high tea that when we read about her dessert degustation series, we were in no doubt that they would be nothing short of gastronomic nirvana. So when Rochelle’s fourth degustation was announced, we decided to take the plunge and book ourselves a couple of [...]

  
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• Rochelle Adonis – High Tea

  Posted in: Dining - Thursday, October 21 2010

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  The Bestie is ready to drop her bundle now. Her OB may have told her otherwise but the body has reached that point in late pregnancy where you wonder what the point is in the last three weeks of gestation. Heck, my own second-born saw no point in hanging around in utero any longer. With [...]

  
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• Peninsula Tea Gardens

  Posted in: Dining - Friday, October 15 2010

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  Addendum: Please note that management of Peninsula Tea Gardens changed around May 2010 which may account for the increase in dissatisfied patrons since then. I suggest keeping an eye on urbanspoon.com for updates. I don’t like being overly critical of restaurants and cafes based on just one visit but when my expectations have been raised [...]

  
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• Glass Brasserie

  Posted in: Dining - Thursday, October 07 2010

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  I love dining out in Sydney. The sheer volume of fantastic restaurants is panic-inducing and it certainly didn’t help that I was only visiting for a day and night this trip. Given this, it may seem like a bit of a cop-out to remain within one’s hotel complex to dine (we stayed at the Hilton [...]

  
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